<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The purpose of the conducted study was to analyse new materials intended for contact with the human body in view of their physical, chemical and biological properties. The authors have put to test six commercially available materials, four out of which were composite polyamide 12-based materials, while two were polyurethanes. The examined materials were assessed in terms of the surface. Subsequently, their hardness and biocompatibility were tested. The authors devoted major attention to the tests of absorption and emissivity of water, the pH = 7.4 PBS buffer solution and pH = 4.3 artificial sweat in temperatures of 21°C and 37°C. The results of the tests have confirmed the non-toxicity of all the tested materials and allowed to provide their characteristics in terms of their surface, hardness, as well as absorption and emissivity of various body fluids. Both polyamide 12 and the tested polyurethanes are classified as thermoplastics that may be used in additive technology.</p></abstract>

The purpose of the conducted study was to analyse new materials intended for contact with the human body in view of their physical, chemical and biological properties. The authors have put to test six commercially available materials, four out of which were composite polyamide 12-based materials, while two were polyurethanes. The examined materials were assessed in terms of the surface. Subsequently, their hardness and biocompatibility were tested. The authors devoted major attention to the tests of absorption and emissivity of water, the pH = 7.4 PBS buffer solution and pH = 4.3 artificial sweat in temperatures of 21°C and 37°C. The results of the tests have confirmed the non-toxicity of all the tested materials and allowed to provide their characteristics in terms of their surface, hardness, as well as absorption and emissivity of various body fluids. Both polyamide 12 and the tested polyurethanes are classified as thermoplastics that may be used in additive technology.

Study of selected physical, chemical and biological properties of selected materials intended for contact with human body

Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

Institute of Automatic Control, Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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The purpose of the conducted study was to analyse new materials intended for contact with the human body in view of their physical, chemical and biological...

Study of selected physical, chemical and biological properties of selected materials intended for contact with human body

Published Online: Mar 16, 2019

Page range: 1 - 8

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2019-0001

Keywords
absorption, hardness, biocompatibility, structural materials, emissivity

© 2019 Maciej Mrówka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Study of selected physical, chemical and biological properties of selected materials intended for contact with human body

Published Online: Mar 16, 2019

Page range: 1 - 8

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2019-0001

Keywordsabsorption, hardness, biocompatibility, structural materials, emissivity

© 2019 Maciej Mrówka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
absorption, hardness, biocompatibility, structural materials, emissivity